The Best Chocolate Cake
The Best Chocolate Cake is perfect base for layering, frosting and decorating! This cake has a great chocolate flavor, is soft but stable and is easily frosted! This Chocolate Cake recipe will be your new favorite!
Servings: 2 6 inch cakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Prepare two 6 inch pans or one 9 inch pan by lightly coating with butter and then 'flouring' the pan with a little cocoa powder. Set aside.
- Using the whisk attachment on a stand mixer, beat together the melted butter and sugar. Beat for 3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs, egg yolk and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and sour cream until smooth. Add to the batter (butter/sugar/egg mixture). Mix until well combined.
- Add in the flour, cocoa ,baking powder and salt. Slowly mix until smooth.
- Pour the batter into prepared pan(s).
- Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely before removing from pan or cutting.